Awning structure



Aug. 30, 1949. H. H. CATE AWNING STRUCTURE Filed July 9, 194a Patented Aug. 30, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AWNING STRUCTURE Horace H. Cate, College Park, Ga.

Application July 9, 1946, Serial No. 682,333

2 Claims. i

This instant invention relates to sheet metal awnings particularly to those of the rigid type wherein the awning structure is not intended to be raised or lowered with respect to an associated frame. Devices of this kind must offer protection against sunlight and readily shed the rainwater and must be provided with ventilating means barring the passage of rain.

An object of the invention is to provide a rigid awning complying with the aboverequirements and of simple, inexpensive and enduring con- Figure 2 is a side view of the awning after the removal of the side walls.

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the lateral front and side walls supported thereby after the removal of the roof.

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse section through the roof on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

In the drawing wherein like characters of reference designate like or similar parts throughout the several views, numeral 5 denotes a support in the form of a window frame or wall or standard. In support 5 is provided a narrow horizontal groove receiving the horizontal flange l integral with a vertical web 8 also integral with a part 9 forming substantially a quarter of a cylinder and opening downwardly and extending forwardly of the structure 5, parts 1-9 form a hood.

A channel bar i is horizontally disposed below the hood l9 and has a rear leg ll somewhat higher than the front leg l2 and a web l3 provided with a series of ventilating holes 14. The rear leg H is affixed by'fasteners l to the front face of support 5.

The front leg I2 of the channel is fastened by screws H or otherwise to the upper and rear edge of a roof I9 composed of transverse alternating sections 20, 23 extending forwardly from the support 5. While applicant desires not to limit himself to any particular number of sections the embodiment of his invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing shows four sections alternating with three sections 23. The two innermost sections 20 have the marginal portions of either longitudinal side folded beneath the remaining top portion along an outer fold line 2| and along an inner fold line 22 (Figure 4).

The central part of the two inner sections 20 between the inner fold lines 22 is somewhat depressed. Only the inner side edges of the remaining outer sections 20 or those longitudinal side edges, each of which faces an inner section, are folded in the manner described for the inner sections 20 and raised above the remaining part. The thee sections 23' have marginal portions along either of their longitudinal edges slightly raised above the remaining central part and these raised marginal positions are each inserted between the folds extending from the inner fold line 22 of a section 20. The left hand edge of the left hand outer section 20 is formed by folding a marginal portion upwardly and outwardly on an outer fold line 25 and on an inner fold line 26 providing an alternative form of a possible joint with additional sections (not shown). The narrow groove between the folds extending from the inner fold line 26 may also provide a joint for a side wall construction and angle still to be described.

An angle member 30 has one flange formed by folding a marginal portion downwardly and inwardly along a fold line 3|. This folded flange overlies the right hand or outer marginal edge portion of the right hand outer section 28.

The entire roof comprising sections 20, 23 and the folded flange of the angle 30 is reversely curved so that the upper part is concave on top and the lower part is convex on top.

The corners of the lower ends of sections 20, 23 are beveled as at 34 and these sections are affixed adjacent these ends by screws 36 or other fasteners to the rearwardly inclined flange of an angle or arm 38 forming part of a brace structure.

The horizontal flange of this angle is connected at either end to the outer end of the horizontal flange of a brace angle 40, the inner end of which is supported by the structure 5.

Either angle 40 has a vertical flange with openings 42 for screw or other fasteners 43 also passing through openings in wall sections 45 having lower ends resembling those of the roof sections 20, 23. These wall sections are of varying lengths and have a connection clearly shown in Figure 3. Each wall section has a semi-cylindrical element 46 and diametrical flanges 41. Figure 3 also shows that the odd-numbered (counting from the front) wall sections have their semi-cylindrical elements or parts connected to the vertical flange of one of the angles 40 by fasteners 43 passing through openings 42 and openings in the semi-cylindrical part. The even-numbered wall sections are secured by their flanges to the angle bar 40.

At their upper endsthe wall sections are secured to the vertical flange of roof angle 30 by fasteners 43, but the mode of securing is the opposite of that described for the connection between the angle bar 40 and the wall sections, i. e., the odd-numbered sections are secured by their flanges and the even-numbered ones by their semi-cylindrical parts (Figure 1).

The left hand wall is a substantial duplicate of the right hand wall and may be secured at the upper end to an angle (not shown) substantially identical with angle 30. The flange of varying inclination of such angle for the left hand wall may be folded or plain and also be inserted between the folded marginal portions forming the left hand edge part of the left hand outer roof section 20 and extending from fold line 26.

An inspection of Figure 3 reveals that the shape and arrangement of the wall sections keeps out the rain and a large portion of sunlight, but does not obstruct the circulation of fresh air. g

The drawing shows an awning of practical and ornamental construction.

While in describing the invention I have referred to mechanical and structural details as to the construction of an awning embodying the invention, and have illustrated but one form of several possible forms of awnings which may be made to conform to the-invention, it is to be understood that the invention is in no way limited to the illustrated form, except as may be pointed out in the appended claims and as necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an awning including a vertically-disposed support therefor, of a horizontally-disposed channel bar arranged so that the web faces upwardly and a leg is in abutting relation with said support, and secured to the latter, a pair of spaced angle bars disposed below said channel bar each having an end secured to said support, an arm extending between said angle bars and connected to the other ends of the latter, a roof extending between said channel bar and said arm, said roof having an end engaging the other leg of said 4 channel bar and having its other end resting upon said arm and secured to the latter, and a plurality of wall sections arranged in side-byside relation each having the lower end connected to the outer face of the angle bar complemental thereto and havingthe upper end embraced by an edge of said roof, each of said wall sections being in the form of a semi-cylindrical element having a flange extending longitudinally from the opposite edges thereof, said wall sections being so arranged that the flanges of one section abut the exterior face of the complemental bar with the next adjacent wall section having the semi-cylindrical portion facing outwardly and abutting against the complemental bar, thereby providing ventilatingspaces therebetween, the respective flanges of the one section and the semicylindrical portion of the next adjacent section being secured to the angle bar complemental thereto.

2. In an awning including a vertically-disposed support therefor, of a horizontally-disposed channel bar arranged so that the web faces upwardly and a leg is in abutting relation with said support and secured to the latter, a pair of spaced angle bars disposed below said channel bar each having an end secured to said support, an arm extending between said angle bars and connected to the other ends of the latter, a roof extending between said channel bar and said arm, said roof having an end engaging the other leg of said channel bar and having its other end resting upon said arm and secured to the latter, and a plurality of wall sections arranged in side-by-side relation each having the lower end connected to the outer face of the angle bar complemental thereto and having the upper end embraced by an edge of said roof, each of said wall sections being in the form of channels, said wall sections being so arranged that the channels face alternately in opposite directions to thereby provide ventilating spaces therebetween, the respective channels being secured to the angle bar complemental thereto.

HORACE H. CATE.

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